New evidence for early silk in the Indus civilization

Archaeometry

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 457-466

  Good, I L ^a   Kenoyer, J M ^b   Meadow, R H ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Archaeological fibres; Indus civilization; Silk

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARCHAEOLOGY; CIVILIZATION; COPPER; CULTURAL HERITAGE; SERICULTURE;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 65549168251     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: 14754754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2008.00454.x     Document Type: Article

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